Education and Training Series #4: Sodium Cooled Fast Reactors (SFR)
Part of a webinar series hosted by the GIF Education and Training Working Group since 2016.
Who should attend?
Policymakers, industry professionals, regulators, researchers, students, the general public.
About the "GIF Education and Training" Webinars
These webinars, organised by the GIF Education and Training Working Group are streamed live monthly. The recordings and slide decks are accessible after the webinar on this website. These webinars cover a very broad range of technical and policy related topics. At the end of 2023 they have been viewed by more than 15000 people (approximately half of the views during the live streams and the other half views being of the archives on the public GIF website). In total, the GIF webinars have reached Generation IV enthusiasts, scientists, and engineers in more than 80 countries.
These webinars are organised and hosted by the GIF Education and Training Working Group (ETWG).
About this Webinar
This webinar will give an overview of distinctive fast reactor characteristics and identify key performance benefits. A brief history of development and international experience with SFRs will be reviewed. Finally, the Generation-IV international collaboration on SFR technology research and development will be described.
Presentation made during the webinar
Meet the presenter
Dr. Robert Hill is co-National Technical Director for the DOE multi-Laboratory Advanced Reactor Technologies Program; this work includes technology innovation, safety and licensing, advanced materials, energy conversion technology, instrumentation and controls. He also serves as U.S. Member for the Generation-IV Sodium Cooled Fast Reactor and System Integration Project.